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--> --> Woman sentenced in banker's murder PORTLAND (AP) - A prostitute involved in the murder of Portland banker Wayne E. Olson has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Jessica C. Rydman, 32, pleaded guilty to robbery with a firearm, burglary with a firearm and kidnapping with a firearm. Rydman had faced aggravated murder charges, but a plea agreement spared her a possible death sentence. Rydman said Olson was a customer of her private escort service. Police believe she was called to Olson's home Aug. 20, the day after his wife left for a business trip. Police suspect Rydman was later joined by her one-time boyfriend, Calvin S. Davis, 23, and friend 18-year-old Medero Prince Moon. Davis and Moon have been charged with aggravated murder in Olson's execution-style slaying. They and Rydman are accused of ransacking the house and stealing everything from Olson's wedding band to snakeskin cowboy boots and cigars. Olson, a 53-year-old Bank of America vice president, was found by his wife Aug. 23. He was bound and gagged and shot in the head. Olson's 1998 Jeep Cherokee and 1998 BMW were stolen but recovered the day after his body was found. In the trunk of the BMW, police found numerous items stolen from Olson's home. They also found an issue of Exotic, an area magazine that advertises nude dancing establishments and private escort services, including Rydman's with her phone number. A grand jury indicted Rydman on Aug. 28. Rydman went to California but returned to Portland and turned herself in Sept. 2. Two days later, police arrested Davis at an apartment in North Portland. Moon turned himself in Sept. 25. After negotiations between her attorneys and prosecutors, Rydman divulged details about the killing for the first time last week. Multnomah County Chief Deputy District Attorney Norm Frink would not discuss what Rydman told prosecutors about the night of the killing. Prosecutors don't think Rydman pulled the trigger, he said. Rydman declined to speak before she was sentenced. Davis and Moon are scheduled to go to trial October 1. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing